The Denver Nuggets looked dead in the water when they trailed by double digits coming down the stretch of Game 1 against the top-seeded Oklahoma City Thunder. But Nikola Jokic never wavered, surging the Nuggets back in the game before Aaron Gordon finished the job with a shocking game-winning 3-pointer in the final seconds.

Despite playing in front of a spirited crowd of home fans at Ball Arena, the Nuggets were outscored 17-8 in the first quarter, shooting an abysmal 2-of-22 from the field and 0-of-14 from three-point r...